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Snitch: FBI's use of informants as old as the agency itself

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Tuesday, May 22nd, 3:50 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — Snitches, moles, spies, whistleblowers. Government informants are an age-old investigative tool that's as much a part of the FBI's 110 years of history as J. Edgar Hoover or its "10... Read More

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Sacramento Sheriff's seeks assistance identifying human remains found in Delta

Submitted by Elk Grove News.Net on Thursday, May 17th, 3:10 pm

May 16, 2018 |
As part of an ongoing investigation, the Sacramento Sheriff's Department has released drawings and one photograph of the remains of a body located last month in hope that it will lead to an identification.
The new information stems from the discovery of a body by a fisherman on April 8 in Mokelumne River off Brannan Island in the county's Delta area.
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Texas woman who ran over cheating husband freed from prison

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Friday, May 11th, 4:05 pm

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman who killed her cheating husband by running him down with her car in a jealous rage has been released from prison... Read More

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Fitted with ankle bracelet, Cosby to be prisoner inside home

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Monday, April 30th, 2:36 pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two days after his conviction, Bill Cosby has already started life as an inmate — though his surroundings are far nicer than they likely will be in a few months... Read More

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Menendez brothers who killed parents reunited in prison

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Friday, April 6th, 12:04 pm

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion nearly three decades ago, have been reunited in a California prison... Read More

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Cosby jury being picked amid anti-sexual misconduct movement

Submitted by AppealDemocrat on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2:02 pm

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jury selection is set to get underway in Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial in a cultural landscape changed by the #MeToo movement, posing new challenges for both the defense and... Read More

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Sacramento man charged with 27 counts of illegal firearms trafficking by Federal Grand Jury

Submitted by Elk Grove News.Net on Monday, March 12th, 11:20 am

A Federal Grand Jury in Sacramento issued a indictment yesterday against a Sacramento man alleging his trafficking in illegal firearms trafficking. The suspect, Shawn Darrell Wilson, 27, was charged with 27 counts dealing firearms without a license, possessing a firearm as a felon, and illegal possession of a machine gun. 
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